Collar-button.



PATBNTED MAY 12, 1903.

J. M. KANE. COLLAR BUTTON.

APPLICATION nun MAY 29, 1-202. 110 MODEL.

Patented'May 12, 1903.

JAMES M. KANE, OF DOYLESTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

COLLAR-BUTTON.

ESPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 727,638, dated May 12, 1903.

Application filed May 29,1902. Serial No. 109,541. No model.)

To all whom it. may concern.-

Be it known'that I, JAMES M. KANE, a citizen of the UnitedSta'tes, residing at Doylestown, in the county of Bucks and State of Pennsylvania, have inventednew and useful Improvementsin Collar-Buttons, of which the following is-a specification.

My invention has" reference to the combination, with the lever-head button, of a pointed pin adapted to catch and hold the scarf, which will project sufficiently to allow the point of the pin to perform its oflice when the head lies parallelwith the base-plate of the stud, but will be guarded from catching the material of the buttonhole when the head is turned up perpendicularly to the baseplate. The pin that catches the cravathas a particular construction. It consists of two parts: first, a straight part that lies parallel with and close up against the stem of the button. This straight part extends all the way out to. the round cap of the button without being bent. At this point the second part of the pin begins. This part is curved approximately to the curve of the head of the button and extends from about the center of the button, where it joins the straight part, to a point near the edge of the buttonhead. The straight portion of the pin lies on the opposite side of the stem from the axis on which the head turns, and the'head is turned, consequently, away from the pin. By this construction many advantages are gained: First, the point of the pin when the head of the button lies parallel with the base will lie near the edge of-the button and be bent inward in toward the base of the button; second, there will be no projection either of the pin-point or of any other portion of the pin when the head is turned up to insert the button in the buttonhole; third, the apertures in the head for the passage of the pin can be very small, which can only be so when the head turns away from the pin.

Figure 1 is a plan view of my device. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the device with the head turned up crosswise ofthe stem. Fig. 3 is a sectional viewof thedevice on lines, X X of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4. is a side elevation of the device with the head turned down and lying alongside of the stem. Fig. 5 is a sec- ?tu'rning buttons. of the head is also the same so far as that a map-piece F and a-base-piece H, which are ;each of the usual or any other convenient by the spring H, are of the'usual',ordinary, or

any con venient form suitable for use in head- The general'construction form, are secured together by the upset flanges 2 or by any other suitable means.

Both of these parts are provided with certain apertures, and the head is provided, preferably, with ridges G G, which will be described below.

The pin B is composed of two parts. The main portion of the pin is straight and is secured to the side of the stem L, and continuing straight projects beyond the end of the stem to the level of the surface of the cap of the button. The end of this straight portion will lie nearly if not quiteat the center of the button. The rest of the pin is bent to follow substantially the contour of the surface of the cap and extends from the straight portion above mentioned to nearly the edge of the head of the button, where it'terminates in a point. The side of the stem Lto which the straight portion of the" pin is secured is that opposite the axis on which the head of the button turns. This will bring the end of the point somewhat back toward the base of the button, forming an inwardly-benthook, which will hold ve'ryfirmlythe fabric caught over it, but will not readily catch in the fingers or any fabric that casually rubs over the face of the button. The pin and the stem can be secured together in any suitable manner. Soldering them together by solder O is very convenient and makes a smooth stem. The pin of course has its straight portion set sufficiently away from the axis on which the head turns to allow, the point tonbe masked by the head F whenthe' latter is turned edgewise to pass through the buttonhole. (See Figs. 3 and 4..) The ridges G G help to keep the fabric of the buttonhole away from the point of the pin, but allow the fabric of the tie to be pressed sufficiently down between l'CO them to permit it to catch the pin when the head is turned crosswise of the stem. They need not in all cases be used.

Having now described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patcut, is-

1. The combination with the base and stem of a lever collarbutton, and with the leverhead, having its cap and base provided with suitable apertures and having the axis on which it turns on one side of the stem, of a pin, consisting of a straight portion lying on the opposite side of the stem from the axis on which the head turns and parallel with said stem and secured thereto, and projecting beyond the end of the stem to apoint about level with the top of the cap, and a curved portion following in its course substantially the contour of the head of the button, said curved portion, being joined to the end of said straight portion and projecting over the axis, on which the head turns, and extending nearly to the edge of the head, when the head is turned parallel with the base, substantially as described.

2. The combination with the base and stem of a lever collar-button, and with the leverhead, having its cap and base provided with suitable apertures and having the axis on which it turns on one side of the stem, of a pin, consisting of a straight portion lying on the opposite side of the stem from the axis on which the head turns and parallel with said stem and secured thereto, and projecting beyond the end of the stem to apoint about level with the top of the cap, and a curved portion following in its course substantially the contour of the head of the button, said curved portion, being joined to the end of the said straight portion and projecting over the axis, on which the head turns, and extending nearly to the edge of the head, when the head is turned parallel with the base, and ridges upon said head lying on either side of the aperture, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES M. KANE. Witnesses:

ZENJ. H. SCHWARTZ, JAs. F. DEMPSEY. 

